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Which of the Following Statements Most Accurately Describes Foucault's Argument

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Which of the following statements most accurately describes Foucault's argument regarding social control of unruly populations in postmodern society?


A) In postmodern society, social control of deviance has diminished. We are suffering from a moral crisis as a result of out of control liberalism.
B) In postmodern society, social control of deviance is no longer centered in the state, but in other social institutions like medicine and education.
C) In postmodern society, crime and deviance are psychologized. Individuals who commit crime are viewed as mentally unstable and treated via psychotherapy and institutionalization.
D) In postmodern society, social control of deviance is stricter than in times past because criminal sentences are longer and capital punishment is more common.
E) None of the above

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